The North East Somerset MP made controversial comments while he was interviewed on ITV's Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (September 6).

In his interview with hosts Susanna Reid and Piers Morgan, Mr Rees-Mogg said: "The teaching of the Catholic church is completely clear. The marriage issue is the important thing. This is not how people arrange their lives. It’s that marriage is a sacrament, and a sacrament is under the authority of the church, not of the state.

“This is exactly the argument that Thomas Moore made in opposition to the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.”

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He said he supported the teachings of the Catholic church, which opposes same sex marriage, because marriage is a “sacrament". In the same interview he also said that it is not a party-political issue and that he does not judge what other people do.

Rees-Mogg said that he is 'completely opposed to abortion, life begins at the point of conception'.

Asked if his opposition was so absolute it included cases of rape and incest, he told ITV’s Good Morning Britain: “I’m afraid so. Life is sacrosanct. It begins at the point of conception and I think it is wrong.”

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The colourful backbencher has insisted he is not a candidate for Theresa May's job despite being a popular choice for Conservative supporters who named him one of the favourites to be next party leader.

He has made it clear that he 'fully supports Theresa May as Prime Minister' and that he is a backbencher MP, claiming 'it would be a vanity' for him to think about leadership.